Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 coming soon

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You’ve got to love the retail demo applications some manufacturers distribute for their products. While the companies are usually quick to add a “do not install, for demonstration purposes only” warning, you can be sure that somewhere out there an enthusiast will grab the app and see what goodies are hiding inside. In the case of Samsung’s Mobile Unpacked app for Android, there are tips about three new products: Wave 3, a smartphone likely running the newly-updated Bada OS, the Galaxy Note, and the Galaxy Tab 7.7.

Based on Samsung’s naming scheme for its other Galaxy tablets, it’s safe to assume the Galaxy Tab 7.7 will sport a display that is just shy of 8 inches. That should make it roughly the same size as the BlackBerry PlayBook and just a touch smaller than the original Galaxy Tab (which had an 8.9″ display).

Nothing much is known about the new tablet just yet, but Liliputing reports the Galaxy Tab 7.7 will feature a 1280×720 pixel display (a nice upgrade from the original Tab). For additional details, we may just have to sit tight until this years’ IFA show in Berlin takes place on September 1.

The PlayBook is a pretty good indication of what kind of hardware you can cram into a device this size, so expect the Galaxy 7.7 to sport some serious muscle despite its smaller form factor. A dual-core processor running somewhere in the 1-1.2GHz range wouldn’t be a surprise, and the usual internal storage will probably be included — 8 or 16GB to start and 32 or 64GB in upgraded models seems to have become pretty standard Android tablet fare.